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November 26, 2002 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that it endorses the attached Legislative Proposals for the 2003 General Assembly Session and directs that both this resolution and the Legislative Proposals be forwarded to the Portsmouth General Assembly Delegation." Ayes: Benn, Griffin, Moody, Pitts, Randall, Whitehurst, Holley Nays: None - New Business - 02 - 379 - Mr. Griffin offered the following nomination for the Empowerment 2010 Governance Board: Councilwoman Marlene W. Randall Motion by Mr. Griffin, and seconded by Mr. Benn, to close the nomination, and there being no further nomination, the above nomination was adopted by unanimous vote. 02 - 380 - Items Submitted by Council Members Councilman Pitts spoke on the Streetlight Outage Report Form. Councilwoman Randall spoke on having more public forums to ensure citizens ability to get the any additional information on major developments. Councilman Moody spoke on the cooperation between Dominion Virginia Power and the City of Portsmouth for the Streetlight Outage Program. Councilwoman Randall spoke on the Mayor's Ball and asked for cooperation and approval on all endeavors. Councilman Whitehurst spoke on the usage of city employees for the Mayor's Ball. Motion by Mr. Whitehurst, and seconded by Ms. Randall, to make the Mayor's Ball a City event and to release the City Manager to work on this as a City Project. Motion was withdrawn by Councilman Whitehurst. Mayor Holley stated a discussion will be held at the Public Work Session, Tuesday, December 10, 2002. Councilman Moody thanked the City Manager for having the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority HOPE VI presentation. Vice Mayor Griffin spoke on the cooperative meeting with the School Board. 02 - 381 - Non-Agenda Speakers Elder Shirley Hines, 1801 High Street, Suite C, spoke on people being arrested for not paying their business license fees and about School Board meetings being televised. 2. Ed Forlines, 620 High Street, spoke on the lack on Police Officers on the street in the downtown area and the leadership in the Police Department. Motion by Mr. Pitts, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to go into Closed Meeting pursuant to provisions of Section 2.2-3711(A) of the Code of Virginia, to discuss or consider the following: - discuss the appointment of specific public officers, as per subsection 1, and legal matters requiring the advice of legal counsel, as per subsection 7.